Founders and freelancers
Investors, partners, first customers. In one place.
When you’re building something, you meet a lot of people in a short time: at pitch nights, at clients, in coworking spaces. Nodbase keeps track of whom you met and what someone can help with. Nodi, the assistant in the app, shows you who fits your next goal.
- Goals with Nodi
- Card shared in seconds
- Private on your device
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An example
A week of looking for investors.
With made-up names. Each step shows where to find it in the app.
- Monday
Add a goal
You’re looking for investors for your first round and add that as a goal. Nodi shows you who in your network fits, for example David, who knows business angels.
In the app: Nodi › Goals › Add goal
- Tuesday
Share the goal if you like
You turn on “Share with Network”. Your connections see the goal under “Insights” and can help or introduce someone.
In the app: Nodi › Goals › Share with Network
- Thursday
Swap cards at a pitch night
You meet an investor and give her your card, your digital business card. If you both have Nodbase, you swap cards directly from device to device and you’re connected. Otherwise she scans your QR code, gets to the app that way and then sends you a request.
In the app: You › Hold Together
- On the way home
Capture what you know
You say a few sentences: whom you met, what she’s interested in, what you agreed. Nodi suggests the entries, you confirm.
In the app: Network › + › Capture
- A week later
Follow up
You add a reminder for the investor. On the day you get a notification, and under “Keep in Touch” she appears among the people due this week.
In the app: Person › Keep in Touch › Add Reminder
Nodi and goals
Tell Nodi what you’re planning.
A goal is a sentence like “Find investors for my startup” or “Find a tax advisor in Mannheim”. Nodi looks through your network for people who fit, for example by role, place and what someone can help with.
Goals stay on your device. Only if you explicitly share one with your network do your connections see it. You can share up to eight goals.
In the app: Nodi › Goals › Add goal
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Cards and sharing
Up to three profiles. One for each role.
One profile for clients with your company and services, a second for your founder network, a third for your private life. Each profile has its own card, and you decide who sees what.
When you swap cards in person, the app notes it as a real meeting.
In the app: You › Cards › New Profile
Search
Find the person, even without a name.
You remember someone was a tax advisor in Berlin, but not their name? Search finds people by name, role, place and what someone can do, from the first letter and even with typos.
Whoever you meet today, you’ll find again tomorrow.
Right after the conversation, say who it was and what you talked about. Search finds the person again later.
Features that help you.
Frequently asked questions
Can my network see my goals?
Only if you explicitly share a goal with your network. Then your connections see it under “Insights”. All other goals stay on your device.
How do I get my contacts into Nodbase?
Under Network › + › Import Contacts you bring them in from your device’s contacts. Contacts from other accounts come along if the account is set up on your device. Everyone else you add by hand or tell Nodi about.
You choose beforehand who comes in; existing details are only added to, never overwritten.
Is Nodbase a CRM for my team?
No. Nodbase is made for your personal network: contacts, notes, reminders and chats on your device. There is no shared access for a team.
What does Nodbase cost?
Nodbase is free, with no ads.
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